Vinacomin plans to mine 44m tonnes of coal

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group, or Vinacomin, has set a target to exploit more than 44 million tonnes of coal in 2011 — 27.5 million tonnes reserved for the domestic market and 16.5 million tonnes for export.
The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group, or Vinacomin,has set a target to exploit more than 44 million tonnes of coal in 2011 —27.5 million tonnes reserved for the domestic market and 16.5 milliontonnes for export.

In 2010, Vinacomin sold 42.5 milliontonnes, a year-on-year decrease of 4.5 percent, of which, 23.3 milliontonnes were provided to the domestic market and 19.2 million tonnes wereexported, according to the group's general director, Tran Xuan Hoa.

At present, the total coal reserved reached 6.5 million tonnes andVinacomin has asked for the Government's permission to export coal dustto ensure its production capacity and raise coal prices to prevent itfrom incurring losses./.

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